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ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- Ahold here said last week it should have converted its Edwards Super Food Stores in the New York metropolitan area to the Stop & Shop banner long before now.The company said late last month it will fold the 75 stores...
Pathmark Stores took action last week to clean up its balance sheet under a plan it will later make official through the filing of a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At the end of the process, Pathmark -- long hobbled by debt -- will be in a...
CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores here said it plans to become a public company later this year after filing a prepackaged reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court -- a move likely to make the chain more attractive to potential buyers...
A news article on this week's front page outlines the proposed sale or closure of Hannaford Bros.' entire 51-store presence in the Southeast. The sales were arranged in a bid to win approval from the Federal Trade Commission for the $3.6 billion...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. here said last week it would sell or close all 51of its stores in the Southeast as it attempts to win Federal Trade Commission approval of its acquisition by Salisbury, N.C.-based Delhaize America.Hannaford...
DUBLIN -- Global food retailers are overcoming challenges ranging from heightened competition to a shortage of good employees as the race to increase market share intensifies.Top executives of international retailers Tesco, Ahold and Delhaize...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here said last week it will convert its 75 Edwards stores in New York and New Jersey to the Stop & Shop banner by the end of this year.Edwards has been operating as a division of Giant Food Stores, Carlisle, Pa....
PARIS -- CIES, The Food Business Forum, here will formally unveil later this month a food-safety initiative that will set voluntary standards for food products sourced by retailers around the world.The effort, which includes the participation of a...
CHICAGO -- When a sudden liquidity crisis struck Internet grocer Peapod here this spring, dozens of companies expressed interest, but only one -- Dutch supermarket operator Ahold -- came up with a potential solution.In a filing with the Securities...
CHICAGO -- Peapod here will spend the next few months revising its business plan as it comes under the wing of new majority owner Ahold, which has named Marc van Gelder chief executive officer of the on-line grocer.Van Gelder, 38, joined Peapod...